So I bought the GNC amplified wheybolic extreme 60 stuff and on the label it says to mix cold water.

Its the chocolate flavor and I know it would taste great as a hot cocoa like drink. Does hot water inactivate any of the components? I mean our bodies are 97 degrees but hot water is alot hotter than that.

So I bought the GNC amplified wheybolic extreme 60 stuff and on the label it says to mix cold water.

Its the chocolate flavor and I know it would taste great as a hot cocoa like drink. Does hot water inactivate any of the components? I mean our bodies are 97 degrees but hot water is alot hotter than that.

I don't like the heating meat argument, because heating meat DOES denurture it, and whey powder is MUCH more sensative then meat is..

So I probably wouldn't use boiling water to make a mug of hot cocoa out of your chocolate whey, but my take on this is that your body is going to warm it to 98.6 degrees no matter what.

Alot of protein is just powdered bovine milk any ways, and cows have a body temp of between 101-103 degrees.

So I figure that water in the 80-110 degree range is probably ideal. Will it make any reasonable difference? probably not.

But if you're using warmer water, I would consume the shake immediately after mixing. Bacteria would reproduce much quicker in a room temp. protein shake then a cold shake, so leaving a pre-mixed shake in your gym bag for 5-6 hours is something I probably wouldn't do.